The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Xante could only say that at the moment as Corinne still looked composed. She feared that Corinne would have a meltdown if she told her that Jeremy had taken one of the babies away.

Corinne nodded. “Yes. I’m sure he’s still alive. After all, he came back safe and sound when everyone said he was killed in the explosion last time. Plus, he promised he’d come back to me no matter what… My, it’s really kinda chilly here. Guess I’ll go back to my room to wait for him, then…”

Corinne turned and walked back to her room stiffly as she muttered to herself.

It pained Xante to see Corinne acting so calm. ‘Poor Boss… She still had no idea Mister Jeremy had somehow come back secretly to steal the baby before he seemingly vanished into thin air… Might as well. It might be better for her to believe Mister Jeremy died in a plane crash if we can’t find him or the baby.’

…

years later, all the yet the company’s president

nine o’clock in the morning, and there were still 30 seconds left until the hour

double door suddenly

formally dressed woman

that everyone’s here, so let’s begin

middle-aged shareholders in the room were not happy with a woman president. Doubting her leadership capability, they threw her one difficult question after another to throw her off her

would happen, so she was unfazed by it all. She leaned back on her chair and said steadily, “I know you all aren’t happy with me as the president, but there’s nothing you can do about it. I came to this position through reasonable means, so if you all have the time to grumble, why not instead discuss what strategies should the company take to ensure our future success? After all, every one of you here depends on the